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Volume 107 Number 16
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Memorial Day May 27
H E R A L D
★ Humanity
Benevolence
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May 22, 2019
ISSN —07458800
SPJST shares a fresh new way to help control your healthcare!
With medical rates and out-ofpocket costs skyrocketing, Americans need help. SPJST is excited to introduce a new solution called freshbenies! In a nutshell: freshbenies gives you practical tools to control your healthcare (and more) . . . in one easy membership. freshbenies saves you $$$ This program helps save hundreds to thousands on your family’s healthcare costs for just $18/month (plus, a one-time $15 application fee). This isn’t insurance and doesn’t replace insurance, but it’s great for those with or without insurance. freshbenies is a membership program - after you register and receive your member packet, you’ll have full access to these great services for your family (at no additional cost) through the member portal or app . . .
• Call a doctor 24/7 and get a prescription written, if medically necessary. This can save doctor, urgent care, and emergency room visits. • Email specialists for personalized and reliable medical advice. No more searching WebMD and Google for answers. • Access expert health advisors who help navigate “the system” including medical billing issues and help finding prices before you need a medical procedure. • Save 10 to 85 percent (average 46 percent) on prescriptions. This gives another option to your health plan. • Eight additional best-in-class savContinued on Page 4.
Helmer’s 95th Birthday Wish Happy 95th birthday to Helmer Dahl of SPJST Lodge 29, Taylor! He celebrated his special day on Friday, April 19, 2019. Helmer has been a farmer all of his life and also a musician for 50 years performing all over Central Texas. Helmer’s goal or wish before he turned 95 was for his 20 great-grandchildren to be members of SPJST. “Mission accomplished,” says Sales Agent Albin Machu of Lodge 29. “They are all members of Lodge 29, Taylor! I send a special thanks to Helmer’s children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren for making Helmer’s birthday wish come true.” Helmer is pictured above celebrating his 95th birthday with his 20 great-grandchildren - Beau David Reinach, Kayla Marie Noren, Kallie Elaine Noren, Natalie Hope Sawyer, Garrison Wesley Sawyer, Nathan Michael Sawyer, James Thomas Sawyer, Elizabeth Grace Sawyer, Jeremiah Woodrow Morris, Elijah Jarrels Morris, Peter David Morris, John Ryder Berckenhoff, Eleanora Leigh Berckenhoff, Sophia Elizabeth Berckenhoff, Aislyn Nicole Wampler, Alexa Brielle Wampler, Matthew Hayden Cramer, Westen Grant Cramer, Jonah Michael Wampler, and Aurora Alamara Elam.
( ( ( ( ( Inside This Week’s Věstník ( ( ( ( ( Important Dates ...................................3 Interest Rates.......................................3 Vestnik Graduates Form.....................3 Fraternal Focus ...................................4 Jobs Available......................................4 Lodge Section .....................................5
In Memoriam ......................................15 Youth Section ....................................16 Flag Day Essay Contest Info ............18 Czech Culture ....................................19 Advertisements ............................20-21 Lodge Calendar .................................22
Lodge 92 Fort Worth welcomes Gary P. Nunn on May 31
Lodge 35, Elk wins “Locals Love Us!”
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President Vanicek to serve as parade grand marshal this Saturday Page 19